Army · SSN history

257 Title not stated in source

Appendix I lists Army SSN 257 as deleted and recommends SSN 256 as a suggested substitute. This does not establish an automatic conversion or merger into SSN 256.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

  • 256 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Title not stated in source

June 30, 1945 is the publication date of Change 2, not an effective deletion date. The entry does not state when SSN 257 was deleted.

  • The table does not identify the specialty title or describe its duties.
Source extraction notes

Appendix I lists deleted SSN 257 with suggested substitute 256. The table does not print the deleted specialty title, so the neutral title placeholder is used. The row-level deletion date is unstated. The citation dates Change 2 to 30 June 1945; that publication date is not an effective deletion date.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1 and 2.

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